The Swiss Family Robinson - Johann David Wyss, Scott McKowen, Arthur Pober • BookLikes (ISBN:1402726023)

The Swiss Family Robinson

by: Scott McKowen (author) Arthur Pober (author) Johann David Wyss (author)

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Shipwrecked passengers on a deserted island: how will they survive? After their ship founders at sea, the Robinsons—father, mother, and four sons—find themselves stranded in an uninhabited, idyllic land. Young readers will enjoy watching them handle every crisis with cleverness and skill.

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Format: hardcover

ISBN: 9781402726026 (1402726023)

Publish date: October 28th 2006

Publisher: Sterling

Pages no: 352

Edition language: English

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JLee22 rated it

10 years ago

http://JLee22.booklikes.com JLee22 4.0 Do Not Read if You're Ignorant

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I had a hankering to take a break from all the GRRM fantasy and read the Swiss Family Robinson. And, for once, I remembered to update my reading list. While marking the star rating - very high, it's one of my fave casual quick reads from childhood - I happened to see the top half of the first review...

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globulon rated it

12 years ago

http://globulon.booklikes.com globulon 3.0

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Pretty much all the criticisms of this book that I have seen in other people's reviews are true. It doesn't have a plot. The people are pretty much perfect, they never have any doubts or fears or anger or unpleasantness. Pretty much every single animal they meet they kill, and several times near ...

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Paperback Castles rated it

12 years ago

http://cinderellla.booklikes.com Paperback Castles 1.0 The Swiss Family Robinson

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This is indeed a Robinsonade in every possible aspect. The characters in this book even speaks of Robinson Crusoe, and use the novel as a 'guide book' in their own quest. I thought that was kinda funny; I always love that kind of intertextuality. However the book itself was a struggle.. It was too d...

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